Category: Trip Planning

Last fall, we started off on a week-long camping trip to visit all the national park sites in Oregon. While we didn’t make it to all the sites, that trip will always rank high as one of our best road trips ever. Oregon’s national parks have something for everyone. History buffs can get lost at…

Next week we’re starting out on our biggest vacation yet. We’re going WAY out of our regular trip on a 14 Day South Africa itinerary that will bring #parkchasing to a whole new level for us. Our packing is done. The passports and malaria pills are ready to go. So today we’re taking a few…

On January 26th Rocky Mountain National Park will celebrate it’s Founder’s Day. For more than 100 years, visitors have come to Rocky Mountain for majestic peaks and spectacular wildlife. In honor of the park’s birthday, we’re sharing a collection of our Best of Rocky Mountain National Park posts. We hope it’s your one-stop spot for…

We’re beyond the moon excited to share some special news with you today. Amy’s first Kindle e-book is now available for pre-order on Amazon! Titled “50 Things to Know About Tent Camping: A Beginner’s Guide to Planning Your First Trip,” this book was the one we wished was on the shelf when we started tent…

January has always been our favorite month for vacation planning. The weather at our base camp in Minnesota is unpredictable and not the greatest for outdoor time. We’ve made it through the busyness of the holidays. The shorter days leave evenings wide open for planning and online reservations. This past weekend we drafted the last…

We’re already a few days into the new year and hoping that you have started your list of #parkchasing goals for 2019. Planning to visit new parks? Returning to some favorites? Whatever your goals, we hope that you strive for new experiences in our national parks. Once again the National Park Service plans to offer…

After leaving the developed campground and commercial development of Crater Lake National Park, we headed south on our Oregon Road Trip to Oregon Caves National Monument. Deep in the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon Caves National Monument marks our 66th unit on our #parkchasing quest. With stops already at Wind Cave National Park and Jewel Cave National Monument in…

One of the things we like best about visiting national parks is the unexpected. In this, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, the first stop on our Oregon road trip did not disappoint. We’re a bit embarrassed to say the fort felt more like a “check-off-the-list” site. We only had about 2 hours to visit before moving on…

Question: How many days does it take you to get back in the grove after a vacation? Coming back from our amazing 10th wedding anniversary road trip to Oregon and launching into busy work schedules was tough. Neither of us got the couch this weekend while recovering. It did give us a chance to download…

At more than 3 million visitors per year, Acadia National Park is by far the most popular of the National Park Service sites in Maine. Acadia competes each year among the “Top 10 Most Visited National Parks.” It’s world-famous for its stunning sunrises and rocky shoreline. However, as we discovered during our 2017 visit, Maine’s other…